Uzbekistan: Sovereign state in Central Asia
Uzbekistan is a country in Central Asia.
Its capital and largest city is Tashkent. There are about 34,8 million people living in Uzbekistan, in 2023. The neighbouring countries are Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan. It is a doubly landlocked country, of which there are only two in the world. Most people in Uzbekistan speak a language called Uzbek, a Turkic language similar to Uyghur and Turkish. In the Uzbek language, Uzbekistan is called "O‘zbekiston" and it means "the land of the true nobles". Uzbekistan has a long history. Humans first lived in Uzbekistan from before the 2nd millennium BC. The current president today is Shavkat Mirziyoyev. The situation with the human rights in Uzbekistan is very bad, according to Human Rights Watch.
Republic of Uzbekistan O‘zbekiston Respublikasi Ўзбекистон Республикаси | |
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 Emblem | |
| Anthem: O‘zbekiston Respublikasining Davlat Madhiyasi | |
.svg) | |
| Capital and largest city | Tashkent |
| Official languages | Uzbek |
| Recognised regional languages | Karakalpak |
| Ethnic groups (1996) | |
| Demonym(s) | Uzbek |
| Government | Unitary presidential state |
| Shavkat Mirziyoyev | |
| Abdulla Aripov | |
| Legislature | Supreme Assembly |
| Senate | |
| Legislative Chamber | |
| Independence from the Soviet Union | |
• Formation | 1747b |
| October 27, 1924 | |
• Declared | September 1, 1991 |
• Recognized | December 8, 1991 |
• Completed | December 25, 1991 |
| Area | |
• Total | 447,400 km2 (172,700 sq mi) (56th) |
• Water (%) | 4.9 |
| Population | |
• 2012 estimate | 29,559,100 (45th) |
• Density | 61.4/km2 (159.0/sq mi) (136th) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2012 estimate |
• Total | $103.212 billion. |
• Per capita | $3,536. |
| GDP (nominal) | 2012 estimate |
• Total | $51.979 billion |
• Per capita | $1,780 |
| Gini (2000) |  26.8low · 95th |
| HDI (2010) |  0.617medium · 102nd |
| Currency | Uzbekistan so'm (O'zbekiston so'mi) (UZS) |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (UZT) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+5 (not observed) |
| Driving side | right |
| Calling code | +998 |
| ISO 3166 code | UZ |
| Internet TLD | .uz |
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Islam is its largest religion.
Provinces
Uzbekistan is divided into twelve provinces, one autonomous republic, and one independent city. The provinces are divided into districts.
| Division | Capital City | Area (km²) | Population (2008) | Key |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buxoro Region | Buxoro (Bukhara) | 39,400 | 1,576,800 | 3 |
| Jizzax Region | Jizzax | 20,500 | 1,090,900 | 5 |
| Navoiy Region | Navoiy | 110,800 | 834,100 | 7 |
| Qashqadaryo Region | Qarshi | 28,400 | 2,537,600 | 8 |
| Samarqand Region | Samarkand | 16,400 | 3,032,000 | 9 |
| Sirdaryo Region | Guliston | 5,100 | 698,100 | 10 |
| Surxondaryo Region | Termiz | 20,800 | 2,012,600 | 11 |
| Tashkent Region | Toshkent (Tashkent) | 15,300 | 2,537,500 | 12 |
| Tashkent City | Toshkent (Tashkent) | ??? | 2,192,700 | 1 |
| Fergana Valley Region | ||||
| Fergana Region | Fergana | 6,800 | 2,997,400 | 4 |
| Andijan Region | Andijan | 4,200 | 2,477,900 | 2 |
| Namangan Region | Namangan | 7,900 | 2,196,200 | 6 |
| Karakalpakstan Region | ||||
| Xorazm Region | Urganch | 6,300 | 1,517,600 | 13 |
| Qaraqalpaqstan Respublikasi | Nukus | 160,000 | 1,612,300 | 14 |
References
Further reading
- Poopak NikTalab. Sarve Samarghand (Cedar of Samarkand), continuous interpretation of Rudaki's poems, Tehran 2020, Faradid Publications {Introduction}
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